Manuka honey has real medicinal properties
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Randomised controlled trial of topical antibacterial Manuka (Leptospermum species) honey for evaporative dry eye due to meibomian gland dysfunction
Published 2017Reviewer Insight2/28/2026Manufacturer involvement: The honey products were supplied and partially funded by the manufacturer, though authors declare this did not influence the research conduct
Statistics don't hold up under scrutiny: The study tested 13+ outcomes simultaneously without adjusting the significance threshold — after proper correction, most findings that distinguish honey from conventional treatment disappear
The control group improved too: Participants receiving only warm compresses and lubricants (no honey) showed virtually the same improvements on most measures, making it hard to attribute benefits specifically to Manuka honey
- Awaiting Review
Efficacy of Manuka honey oral rinse in treatment of xerostomia among elderly patients: a randomized controlled trial
Published 2025 - Awaiting Review
Manuka honey sinus irrigations in recalcitrant chronic rhinosinusitis: phase 1 randomized, single-blinded, placebo-controlled trial
Published 2019 - Awaiting Review
Efficacy and safety of manuka honey for dry eye.
Published 2023
Snapshot built: 2026-06-19